Theme Juice Alternatives

Theme Juice is described as 'Powerful Mac app that creates local WordPress sites with just a click' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Theme Juice for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, PHP and MySQL Community Edition apps. The best Theme Juice alternative is XAMPP, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Theme Juice are BitNami Application Stacks, MAMP, Studio by WordPress and Local by Flywheel.

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Theme Juice alternatives page was last updated Sep 12, 2024
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  1. XAMPP icon

    XAMPP

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    Free open-source web server solution with Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Easy installation for local web development across Windows, Linux, macOS. Ideal for creating and testing websites, supports commercial use, with regular updates and a user-friendly control panel.

    56 XAMPP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    XAMPP screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Support for Javascript
    3.  Support for FTP
    4.  Node Based
    5. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    6. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
    7.  Nginx
    8. MySQL Community Edition icon  Import from MySql

    XAMPP VS Theme Juice

     

    • XAMPP is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Theme Juice.

    • XAMPP is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Theme Juice.

    • XAMPP is Free and Open SourceTheme Juice is Paid and Proprietary
    • XAMPP is LightweightTheme Juice is not according to our users
  2. BitNami Application Stacks icon

    BitNami Application Stacks

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    BitNami Stacks make it incredibly easy to deploy your favorite open source software. BitNami Stacks include an open source application and all of the other software necessary to run it, such as Apache, MySQL, PHP or Ruby.

    43 BitNami Application Stacks alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    BitNami Application Stacks screenshot 1

    BitNami Application Stacks Features

    1.  Package Installing
    2.  One click installation
    3.  LAMP

    BitNami Application Stacks VS Theme Juice

     

    • BitNami Application Stacks is the most popular Web-based alternative to Theme Juice.

    • BitNami Application Stacks is Free and Open SourceTheme Juice is Paid and Proprietary
  4. MAMP icon

    MAMP

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    MAMP installs a local server environment in a matter of seconds on your computer. It comes free of charge, and is easily installed. MAMP will not compromise any existing Apache installation already running on your system.

    44 MAMP alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    MAMP screenshot 1

    MAMP Features

    1. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    2.  PhpMyAdmin

    MAMP VS Theme Juice

     
  5. Studio by WordPress icon

    Studio by WordPress

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    A new way to develop locally with WordPress. Share your local sites with clients or colleagues and keep your local development process smooth and simple with unbreakable infrastructure.

    17 Studio by WordPress alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wordpress
    Studio by WordPress screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Local server included
    7. WordPress icon  WordPress Integration
    8.  WordPress Management
    9.  Local server

    Studio by WordPress VS Theme Juice

     
  6. Local by Flywheel icon

    Local by Flywheel

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    Provides a simple, local development environment with a friendly GUI. Uses Docker under the hood, similar to Vagrant but less tech experience needed.

    18 Local by Flywheel alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Local by Flywheel screenshot 1

    Local by Flywheel VS Theme Juice

     
  7. Laravel Valet icon

    Laravel Valet

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    Valet is a Laravel development environment for Mac minimalists. No Vagrant, no hosts file. You can even share your sites publicly using local tunnels. Yeah, we like it too.

    16 Laravel Valet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Laravel

    Laravel Valet Features

    1.  Based on Laravel

    Laravel Valet VS Theme Juice

     
  9. Fenix Web Server icon

    Fenix Web Server

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    Fenix is a desktop web server for developers. A simple and visual static web server with collaboration features.

    49 Fenix Web Server alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Fenix Web Server screenshot 1

    Fenix Web Server Features

    1.  Graphical User Interface

    Fenix Web Server VS Theme Juice

     
  10. Laravel Herd icon

    Laravel Herd

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    Herd is a blazing fast, native Laravel and PHP development environment for macOS. It provides everything that you need to get started with Laravel development. It ships with PHP, nginx, dnsmasq and Node.js.

    49 Laravel Herd alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    Laravel Herd screenshot 1

    Laravel Herd Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Xdebug
    4.  Nginx
    5.  Based on Laravel
    6.  Sits in the MenuBar

    Laravel Herd VS Theme Juice

     
  11. InstantWP icon

    InstantWP

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    InstantWP is a complete standalone, portable WordPress development environment. It will turn almost any Windows or macOS machine into a WordPress development server. It will even run from a USB key.

    12 InstantWP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • MySQL Community Edition
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Wordpress
    InstantWP screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    No release since 2018. The developer doesn't seem to answer bug reports and issues on GitHub anymore, and the used port (10080) is now blocked by default on modern browsers (see https://github.com/webtoolsgroup/InstantWP/issues/103).

    InstantWP Features

    1.  LAMP

    InstantWP VS Theme Juice

     
  12. WordPress Portable icon

    WordPress Portable

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    WordPress Portable is a free program for Windows that automatically ships with everything needed to run WordPress locally. All you need to do is to extract the package contents on your system after download and start the WordPress Portable executable afterwards.

    12 WordPress Portable alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 3.5, can be still downloaded from the Box link on the official website

    WordPress Portable Features

    1.  Portable

    WordPress Portable VS Theme Juice

     
  13. 1ClickWP icon

    1ClickWP

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    1ClickWP is a powerful open-source tool that allows you to effortlessly create WordPress sites with just a single click. Whether you need a single WordPress site or a multisite network, 1ClickWP has got you covered.

    9 1ClickWP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Dashboard of 1clickwp

    1ClickWP Features

    1.  WordPress Management

    1ClickWP VS Theme Juice

     
  14. Pressmatic icon

    Pressmatic

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    Pressmatic is a robust local WordPress manager for Mac. All sites are isolated in individual Docker containers.

    18 Pressmatic alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Pressmatic screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Pressmatic is now Local by Flywheel icon Local by Flywheel , it was acquired.

    Pressmatic Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Nginx

    Pressmatic VS Theme Juice

     

    • Pressmatic is the most popular commercial alternative to Theme Juice.

    • Pressmatic is Paid and ProprietaryTheme Juice is also Paid and Proprietary
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